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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1931

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1931 — 2,104,333 recorded births in total that year.

19301932 The 1930s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1931

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary60,2995.7%
  2. 2Betty36,1053.4%
  3. 3Dorothy26,5242.5%
  4. 4Barbara21,8042.0%
  5. 5Joan19,1191.8%
  6. 6Helen17,6641.7%
  7. 7Margaret17,3321.6%
  8. 8Patricia16,4691.5%
  9. 9Shirley14,4051.4%
  10. 10Doris13,6291.3%
  11. 11Ruth13,1321.2%
  12. 12Virginia11,8861.1%
  13. 13Jean11,0131.0%
  14. 14Dolores10,8071.0%
  15. 15Joyce10,5801.0%
  16. 16Elizabeth10,2921.0%
  17. 17Nancy10,0360.9%
  18. 18Frances9,7180.9%
  19. 19Marilyn9,6640.9%
  20. 20Lois9,3480.9%
  21. 21Alice8,8150.8%
  22. 22Norma8,7590.8%
  23. 23Gloria8,5460.8%
  24. 24Evelyn8,4920.8%
  25. 25Anna8,4290.8%
  26. 26Mildred8,1690.8%
  27. 27Marie7,5490.7%
  28. 28Martha7,4810.7%
  29. 29Phyllis7,2130.7%
  30. 30Rose6,8810.6%
  31. 31Beverly6,7890.6%
  32. 32Donna6,6000.6%
  33. 33Louise5,8970.6%
  34. 34Marjorie5,8800.6%
  35. 35Ann5,8580.6%
  36. 36Catherine5,6420.5%
  37. 37Irene5,6160.5%
  38. 38Geraldine5,4130.5%
  39. 39Ruby5,3310.5%
  40. 40Eleanor5,2550.5%
  41. 41Annie5,0900.5%
  42. 42Peggy5,0760.5%
  43. 43Florence5,0110.5%
  44. 44June5,0020.5%
  45. 45Janet4,9480.5%
  46. 46Carol4,8920.5%
  47. 47Lillian4,8070.5%
  48. 48Rita4,6130.4%
  49. 49Lorraine4,5880.4%
  50. 50Jane4,5320.4%
  51. 51Josephine4,4970.4%
  52. 52Edna4,4610.4%
  53. 53Thelma4,4400.4%
  54. 54Wanda4,3950.4%
  55. 55Gladys4,3500.4%
  56. 56Pauline4,1920.4%
  57. 57Juanita4,1310.4%
  58. 58Delores4,0500.4%
  59. 59Theresa4,0340.4%
  60. 60Carolyn4,0080.4%
  61. 61Clara3,8990.4%
  62. 62Lucille3,8540.4%
  63. 63Bernice3,8210.4%
  64. 64Audrey3,7900.4%
  65. 65Edith3,7720.4%
  66. 66Marion3,7630.4%
  67. 67Ethel3,7600.4%
  68. 68Joanne3,7570.4%
  69. 69Wilma3,7410.4%
  70. 70Grace3,7120.3%
  71. 71Sarah3,6360.3%
  72. 72Elaine3,6220.3%
  73. 73Bonnie3,5520.3%
  74. 74Hazel3,5080.3%
  75. 75Charlotte3,4030.3%
  76. 76Emma3,3070.3%
  77. 77Arlene3,2170.3%
  78. 78Jacqueline3,1340.3%
  79. 79Esther3,0340.3%
  80. 80Anne2,9790.3%
  81. 81Billie2,9210.3%
  82. 82Vivian2,8930.3%
  83. 83Patsy2,8690.3%
  84. 84Marian2,8620.3%
  85. 85Beatrice2,8440.3%
  86. 86Elsie2,8070.3%
  87. 87Kathleen2,7990.3%
  88. 88Rosemary2,7220.3%
  89. 89Laura2,6690.3%
  90. 90Joann2,6550.2%
  91. 91Julia2,6240.2%
  92. 92Katherine2,6240.2%
  93. 93Willie2,5970.2%
  94. 94Eva2,5910.2%
  95. 95Marlene2,5850.2%
  96. 96Loretta2,5810.2%
  97. 97Sally2,5570.2%
  98. 98Jeanne2,5250.2%
  99. 99Ellen2,4500.2%
  100. 100Ida2,4190.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert60,5195.8%
  2. 2James51,2124.9%
  3. 3John48,4234.7%
  4. 4William43,2804.2%
  5. 5Richard31,8223.1%
  6. 6Charles29,9342.9%
  7. 7Donald29,1002.8%
  8. 8George20,6852.0%
  9. 9Joseph19,3261.9%
  10. 10Thomas16,8471.6%
  11. 11Edward15,6461.5%
  12. 12Paul12,2551.2%
  13. 13David11,7841.1%
  14. 14Kenneth11,5681.1%
  15. 15Jack11,4881.1%
  16. 16Frank11,4721.1%
  17. 17Raymond10,8541.0%
  18. 18Harold10,6951.0%
  19. 19Billy9,2640.9%
  20. 20Walter8,9400.9%
  21. 21Eugene8,1510.8%
  22. 22Henry7,8050.8%
  23. 23Arthur7,5250.7%
  24. 24Albert7,1310.7%
  25. 25Ralph6,9600.7%
  26. 26Gerald6,8230.7%
  27. 27Ronald6,7260.6%
  28. 28Carl6,5830.6%
  29. 29Joe6,4560.6%
  30. 30Harry6,0450.6%
  31. 31Willie5,9630.6%
  32. 32Bobby5,8580.6%
  33. 33Fred5,6980.5%
  34. 34Howard5,6240.5%
  35. 35Roy5,4890.5%
  36. 36Norman5,4260.5%
  37. 37Louis5,4230.5%
  38. 38Lawrence5,3640.5%
  39. 39Clarence5,0620.5%
  40. 40Earl5,0470.5%
  41. 41Herbert4,7880.5%
  42. 42Francis4,7350.5%
  43. 43Jerry4,3710.4%
  44. 44Daniel4,3600.4%
  45. 45Marvin4,3600.4%
  46. 46Anthony4,3100.4%
  47. 47Ernest4,2980.4%
  48. 48Leonard4,2790.4%
  49. 49Stanley4,2020.4%
  50. 50Alfred3,9490.4%
  51. 51Melvin3,7000.4%
  52. 52Leroy3,6490.4%
  53. 53Roger3,6250.3%
  54. 54Bernard3,5140.3%
  55. 55Michael3,4890.3%
  56. 56Samuel3,3790.3%
  57. 57Bill3,2180.3%
  58. 58Wayne3,2170.3%
  59. 59Don3,1760.3%
  60. 60Ray3,1610.3%
  61. 61Peter3,1220.3%
  62. 62Dale3,0080.3%
  63. 63Russell2,9420.3%
  64. 64Gene2,7660.3%
  65. 65Andrew2,7140.3%
  66. 66Floyd2,7070.3%
  67. 67Edwin2,7040.3%
  68. 68Lloyd2,7040.3%
  69. 69Leo2,7000.3%
  70. 70Theodore2,6660.3%
  71. 71Philip2,6480.3%
  72. 72Glenn2,6240.3%
  73. 73Frederick2,4710.2%
  74. 74Vernon2,4650.2%
  75. 75Clifford2,4520.2%
  76. 76Gordon2,3960.2%
  77. 77Clyde2,3360.2%
  78. 78Bob2,3180.2%
  79. 79Allen2,3080.2%
  80. 80Alvin2,2990.2%
  81. 81Jimmie2,2880.2%
  82. 82Elmer2,2650.2%
  83. 83Herman2,2630.2%
  84. 84Leon2,2450.2%
  85. 85Douglas2,2030.2%
  86. 86Vincent2,1620.2%
  87. 87Lewis2,1600.2%
  88. 88Larry2,1470.2%
  89. 89Jimmy2,1260.2%
  90. 90Lee2,1230.2%
  91. 91Martin2,1030.2%
  92. 92Gilbert1,9930.2%
  93. 93Harvey1,9780.2%
  94. 94Charlie1,9750.2%
  95. 95Eddie1,9590.2%
  96. 96Lester1,9190.2%
  97. 97Jesse1,8950.2%
  98. 98Arnold1,8350.2%
  99. 99Milton1,8340.2%
  100. 100Warren1,8340.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1931 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.